Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 15, 2014
Clean out the unwanted clutter from your home and let the grand-kids help you set up for the sale, making signs; putting price stickers on the merchandise; composing printing and distributing flyers; running the lemonade and soda stand during the sale; practicing their sales pitches and negotiation skills (which will be sharpened if you agree to split (..)
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 22, 2013
When I took my grandchildren to the local carnival in my own city on the 4 th of July, each ride was at least $3 per child – so $9 a pop if I rode with them. Find or buy re-fillable soda cups for the park. Overall, the value we received for those $30 tickets was greater than the price we paid.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 18, 2015
You may know that each year, for my two Grandchildren, I hold a camp I call Grandma Rie’s Money Camp. The receipe (to make up 4 quarts of caramel corn) only takes 1 c of brown sugar, 1/2 c of Karo corn syrup, 1/2 c margarine, a bit of salt baking soda and vanilla extract. Bulk popcorn is pretty reasonable. Pretty inexpensive!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 13, 2016
Last summer, in my annual ‘Grandma Rie’s Money Camp’ (the week long camp I have with my Grandchildren to help them learn about finances); we had a segment on selling and how companies sell to us. It was eye opening for the 10 year old. He even wanted to repeat the segment. Presentation isn’t just used on kids.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 9, 2012
It was the trip of a lifetime with our extended family (two sons, their spouses and two of our grandchildren). We also stocked up at the Cody, WY Walmart on things like soda, chips, bread and etc. We are just back from a road trip from the mid west to Yellowstone National Park and back. Coffee was generally $2.25 a cup for a 12 oz.
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